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Syllabus |
Module I
Prof. Urbano Sidoncha
From September 19 to October 18, 2022
1. Introduction
. Origins of Epistemology: the evolution of a discipline, the maturation of the concept.
2) First foray into contemporary epistemological theories, or Epistemology “as it is done”
. Karl Popper and falsificationism. The rehabilitation of error on the horizon of a self-understanding of science as a “process”.
Module II
Prof. Gustavo Bertoche
From October 24th to January 10th, 2023
1. The positivist perspective on scientific knowledge. The idea of progress and Comte's law of the three states.
2. The nature of physical theory. The relation of physical theory to metaphysics. DUHEM, Pierre.
3. The value of the history of science.
4. The notion of "epistemological region". The notions of "objectivity", "problematic", "scientific method", "application".
5. The notion of "epistemological obstacles".
6. Scientific revolutions as changes in the conception of the world. The notions of "paradigm"
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Main Bibliography |
Módulo I
? BLANCHÉ, Robert, A Epistemologia. Lisboa: Presença, 1975, pp. 9-36
? POPPER, Karl R., O Mito do Contexto. Lisboa: Edições 70, 1999, pp.109-142
Módulo II
? COMTE, Auguste, "A filosofia positiva e as ciências", in CARRILHO, Manuel Maria. Epistemologia: posições e críticas. Lisboa: F. C. Gulbenkian, 1991, pp. 1-23.
? DUHEM, Pierre, "Teoria física e explicação metafísica", in CARRILHO, Manuel Maria, Epistemologia: posições e críticas. Lisboa: F. C. Gulbenkian, 1991, pp. 25-66.
? KOYRÉ, Alexandre, "Perspetivas sobre a história das ciências", in CARRILHO, Manuel Maria. Epistemologia: posições e críticas. Lisboa: F. C. Gulbenkian, 1991, pp. 91-106.
? BACHELARD, Gaston, Epistemologia. Lisboa: 70, 1990, pp. 33-37 e 124-142 / pp. 165-190.
? KUHN, Thomas S., A estrutura das revoluções científicas. São Paulo: Perspectiva, 2000, pp. 145-171.
? FEYERABEND, Paul K., Contra o Método. São Paulo: UNESP, pp. 320-336.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
1) Written attendance test on January 5, 2024 (50%);
2) Short essay, with a minimum of 4 pages (50%). Submission deadline: December 17, 2023;
3) A set of factors will also be taken into consideration, such as active participation in the proposed activities, attendance (the program was designed postulating the effective presence of students) – minimum attendance of 50% of classes, punctuality, as well as behavior students' overall view (aspects such as evidenced interest, pertinence/objectivity of interventions and civility will be some of the points appreciated). The global weighting of these factors can additionally represent, in the evaluation as a whole, one value.
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